Basin Butte
Basin Butte rises to 2,697 m in Idaho. Thompson Peak stands 3,256 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Mountain, a peak 3.3 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,697 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Potato Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Cabin Creek Peak: 6.2 mi
- McGowan Benchmark: 6.6 mi
- Elk Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Cape Horn: 6.9 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 9.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 10.8 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Dagger Falls: 20.1 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 24.7 mi
- Stanley Museum: 8.1 mi
- Custer Museum: 14.3 mi
- Stanley Park: 9.0 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 11.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 22.9 mi
- Banner Summit: 12.8 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
- Taylor Spring: 19.2 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 17.6 mi
- Baring Divide: 18.3 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Basin Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | S 187° | 3,256 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mickey's Spire | S 187° | 3,255 m | 13.9 mi |
| Williams Peak | S 186° | 3,241 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Carter | S 188° | 3,228 m | 13.9 mi |
| Horstmann Peak | S 184° | 3,191 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Limbert | S 189° | 3,165 m | 14.4 mi |
| Braxon Peak | S 183° | 3,151 m | 16.9 mi |
| Moolack Mountain | SSW 194° | 3,150 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:44 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654070
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